Bussing's drum
📖 Overview
Overview information for Bussing's drum is currently being compiled by our editorial team.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Body elongated, with back and belly normally arched; snout pointed; mouth small and inferior; lower jaw enclosed by upper; chin with one stiff barbel; edge of preopercle serrate; lower branch of first gill arch with 11 to 13 gill rakers; second dorsal fin moderately long, with 12 to 23 soft rays; body uniformly dark and silvery; back with one or more indistinct dark spots; roof of mouth and top of branchial cavity black; opercle translucent, resembling a spot externaly .: fusiform / normal; Cross section: other (see Diagnosi.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Bussing's drum is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Bussing's drum is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Reproduction data for Bussing's drum is currently being compiled.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 32 - 290 m . Tropical; 24°N - 8°N Central Pacific: southern Baja California, Mexico to Costa Rica.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 4 records indexed .
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